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Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1. Minutes of Friends Publishing Corporation,
1959-2005
Ser. 2. Friends' Journal Editors' Correspondence,
1962-1968
Ser. 3 Miscellaneous, 1959-1968
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An Inventory of the Friends' Publishing Corporation
Records, 1959-2005
Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas
Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections
Libraries
2007
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Creator
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Friends' Publishing Corporation |
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Title
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Records,
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Dates:
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1959-2005 |
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Abstract:
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The primary activity of the Friends'
Publishing Corporation is Friends Journal, a Quaker periodical. The latter was
the successor to The Friend, the serial published by the Orthodox Quakers
(1827-1955) and Friends Intelligencer, published by the Hicksite Quakers
(1844-1955). It was established as a result of the merger of the two
Philadelphia Yearly Meetings, and the first consolidated issue was dated July
2, 1955. Originally published weekly and then bi-weekly, it became a monthly
periodical in 1988. |
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Extent:
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1 box and 3 volumes ; 1.5 linear feet |
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Language:
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The records are entirely in English. |
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Identification:
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RG 4/033 |
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Location:
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For current information on the location of
materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. |
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Friends Publishing Corporation was founded in 1955 "for the purpose of
promoting religious concerns of the Religious Society of Friends and the
education and information of its members and others by means of the written or
spoken word, including the publication of a magazine or magazines, pamphlets or
other writings." Friends Journal, the major
publication of Friends Publishing Corporation, is the consolidation of two
previous Quaker publications and corporations, Friends Intelligencer (Hicksite)
and The Friend (Orthodox), at the time of reunification of the two yearly
meetings in Philadelphia. Friends Intelligencer was published from 1844 to
1955. The Friends Intelligencer Corporation was founded in 1933 "to publish a
magazine, pamphlets and other writings for the purpose of promoting religious
concerns of the Religious Society of Friends and the education and information
of its members and others." The Friend was published from 1827 to 1955. The
corporation, named "Contributors to the Friend, Inc.," was founded in 1874 "to
carry on the publication of the religious and literary journal known as The
Friend and to publish such other material pertaining to the general field of
the interests, practices, and beliefs of the Religious Society of Friends as
may from time to time be determined by the Board of Managers"
(http://www.friendsjournal.org/about/miss_hist/index.html). The first
consolidated issue was dated July 2, 1955. Originally published weekly and then
bi-weekly, it became a monthly periodical in 1988.
Friends Journal Associates are those persons who subscribed to Friends
Journal and gave additional contributions to the Corporation for the support
and promotion of its activities.
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This collection contains minutes of the Board of Trustees of Friends'
Publishing Corpoaration and correspondence concerning Friends Journal selected
in 1968 by the in-coming editor.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials
about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these
headings:
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The collection is organized into 3 series. The series are:
For current information on the location of materials, please consult
the Library's online catalog.
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Ser. 1. Minutes of Friends Publishing Corporation,
1959-2005
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Minutes
1959-1968 1 folder
Minutes of Annual Meeting of the Friends Publishing Corporation
(1959) and of the combined Annual Meeting of Friends Publishing Corporation and
Friends Journal Associates (1962-66, 1968), and of the Board of Trustees of
Friends Journal (1968).
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Minutes
1969-2000 3 volumes
Minutes of the Board of Trustees of Friends' Publishing
Corporation, 1969-1981, 1982-1995, and 1996-2000.
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Minutes
2000-2005 1 folder
Minutes of the Board of Trustees of Friends Publishing
Corporation, 2000-2005.
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Ser. 2. Friends' Journal Editors' Correspondence,
1962-1968
Corrrespondence as selected by Alfred Stefferud, primarily
concerning matters of publication. Some files contain rough drafts of
articles.
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Correspondence of Alfred Stefferud
1968 1 folder
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Correspondence of William Hubben and Frances Williams
Browin, 1962-1968
Includes correspondence received and sent, arranged
chronologically within each folder.
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General Correspondence
1962-1968 1 folder
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Alexander, Horace G.
1962-63 1 folder
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Anderson, Edgar
1966-67 1 folder
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Bailey, Gerald
1967-68 1 folder
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Bailey, Moses
1964-68 1 folder
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Bartram, Anna
1965-66 1 folder
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Brinton, Howard
1964-68 1 folder
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Burdsall, Benjamin
1964-68 1 folder
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Cadbury, Catherine J.
1966 1 folder
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Cadbury, Henry J.
1962-68 1 folder
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Cadbury, Lydia C.
1964-65 1 folder
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Cadbury, Rachel
1962-65 1 folder
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Canter, Bernard
1966-68 1 folder
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Curtis, Anna L.
1962-65 1 folder
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De Hartog, Jan
1964-68 1 folder
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Dewees, Lovett
1963 1 folder
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Eichenberg, Fritz
1962-63 1 folder
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Jone, Geoffrey
1964-67 1 folder
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Jones, Robert C.
1967-68 1 folder
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Lachmund, Margarethe
1963-64 1 folder
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Morrison, Norman R.
1963-64 1 folder
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Muste, A. J.
1962 1 folder
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Ser. 3 Miscellaneous, 1959-1968
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Annual Reports and Membership Lists
1961-1967 1 folder
Membership lists (1961, 1963) and annual report (1967) of
Friends' Publishing Corporation.
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Invitations and Agendas
1959-1968 1 folder
Includes invitations to annual meetings and form letters to
Friends Journal Associates.
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